Pocket electric cigarette and cigar lighting machine



July 16, 1929. H. BUCKNELLJJR, ET AL. I 1.721203 POCKET ELECTRIC CIGARETTE AND CIGAR LIGHTING MACHINE Filed July 23, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

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The invention-relates to improvements in and cigar light-mg pocket electric cigarette machines in which a small dry cell battery as used to heat a small resistance coil of heating wire, to a temperature suflicient to 'ignite 'a cigarette or cigar when placed 1n pr0x1mity thereto, and the Objects of the unprovements are (1) to provide a safe and convenient device for the transmission of the current of the dry cell battery tothe coil mentioned above, (2) to provlde a method b which worn out coils maybe readily rep aced, (3) to provide a new method of semiautomatlc contact, (4) to rovide a new, safe and convenient cover for t e heating element.

to be used in conjunction with the method to provide contact mentioned above.

One form of the invention is illustrated 1n the accompanying drawing, in w h1ch Flgure 1 is a vertical section of the entire machine, Figure 2 is a. plan view of the removable, heatin element, Figure 3 is a View of the cover or the heating element, and Figure 4 shows a slightly modified type of cover, which, however, 0 erates upon the same principle in establis ing contact as the cover shown in Figure 3. y

In Fi re 1 (1) is the porcelain base suporting eating element, 1n the top of which is built a small coil of fine resistance wire capable of being heated to a dull read heat bythe current of a dry cell battery givmg three volts. As shown in Figure 2, (2) is a screw base of the Edison type of copper, which screws into a metal-plated socket. (3) is the heating wire, which 1s arranged in the form of a small coil, as shown in Figure 2. battery, and the heating element, to be manufactured of various metals and materials. (5) shows the dry cell battery inside the case (4). (6) is a simple coil ring attached to the bottom of the case (i). designed for establishing contact as ex lained below and to hold the battery (5) firmly in position. (7 is the bottom cover of the case, which has a hinge (16) to enable the convenient relacementof dry cell batteries; this case also as a catch (17) to hold cover in place when closed. (8 shows a metal guide,,in which plunger 9 slides up and-down, and is designed to prevent an play in such plunger. (10) is the plun er ammer, which is built into the lid (11 and is used to force the plunger (9) down upon the battery (5) to ing spring (6) at bottom of case (7).

(4) shows the case to hold the dry cell break contact when lid is closed. (11) is the lid or cover for the heating element, which when opened, as ex lained below, releases plunger (9) and a lows the battery (5) to a forced up by spring (6), thus comnleting contact through the spring (6) and base of heating element through the metal case (4). (12) is a hinge, preferablyl of spring construction, with force enoug to close automatically, when released, closing lid and breaking contact by forcing plunger (9) down against battery (5) and comp1('ess)- is a handle, which fits into agroove in the top of the lid 11), andextends slightly at one end beyond edge of lid to enable convenient lifting; this handle is hinged to the lid at the opposite end (18) and, when opened to an angle of ninety degrees to the lid, takes up against the hinge (18), which is allowed to open only to that angle. (14) is the lifter or projection of the handle (13), which extends slightly beyond the edge of the lid, but which is a part of the handle (13). (15) is the spring catch for the lid (11), to ensure that the lid cannot be accidentally opened, and which operates in conjunction with the hinge (12). This spring catch (15) is of the flat steel spring type and is attached to top of ,case (4) mside lid (11) and when closed fits into lip" as shown in Fi re 1 attached, and when open as ShOWII III Figure '1" attached. (16) is a simple hinge to allow bottom of case (4) to be opened to remove or replace dry cell battery (5). (17) is spring catch for bottom cover (7),which holds the bottom cover tightly closed unless it'is desired to open for the purpose of refilling or inspection. 18) is the spring hinge at the end of the handle (13) which returns the handle to the groove in the lid 11) when released, and which is stopped at an angle of ninety degrees to enable the opening of the lid (11) General descm'ptionof operation of lighter.

The machine having been assembled with heating coil and battery, the projection (14) of the handle 13) is lifted by a flip of the thumb or finger and the handle 13) is lifted back to an angle of ninety degrees to the e hinge clear of the plunger (9), which being so re leased removes the pressure on battery (5), allowing it to be forced up a ainst the base of the heating element (2) y the s ring (6-) in the bottom cover (7), thus esta lishing the circuit in the followin order: From top contact of battery (5) to ase of center contact of heating element (2), through the coil of resistance wire (3) to Edison base; thence through metal case, to opposite pole of battery through spring When handle (13) is released, the spring hinge (12) automatically returns the lid- (11) to a horizontal position; the Plunger hammer (10), forcingthe plunger (9) down .upon fbattery (5), sufliciently to depress spring (6) and remove contact between the top of the battery (5) and the base of the heating element (2), thus breaking the elec trical circuit. At the same time, spring hinge (18) returns the handle (13) to its groove in the top of the lid (11) and the spring catch (15) engages in the lip on the lid, holding it firmly in place.

Figure 4 shows a modified type of cover (11) for heating, element (2).- In this type, the spring hinge (12) is reversed and tends to open the lid (11). A strong spring catch is placed on the edge of the lid (11), to hold the top firmly in lace, and is released by a,push button. In t is type, the plunger hammer (10) is of a sli htly difierent shape, as shown in attached rawings, but works ,the' top of the casing for contactin on exactly the same principle as in Figure 1. Although. we are not informed as to whether or not pocket electric cigarette and cigar lighters have been manufactured for use with a dry cell battery, we claim:

, 1. A pocket cigar lighter comprising a casing, a heater and a battery in the casing, a cover for the casing, contacts carried by the battery and heater respectively, and means movable by the cover to move the battery to break the contact when the cover is closed and means in the bottom of the casing to make the contact when the cover is open.

2. An electric cigar lighter comprising a casing, a heater and a battery therein, a spring between the battery and the bottom of the casing to move the battery to complete the'circuit, a cover for the casing, means at the topof the battery and projecting through the cover when closed and moving t e bat tery against the pressure of said spring to break the contact between the battery and heater.

3. An electric lighter comprising a casing,

with

a heater and battery in the casing, a movable contact carried by the battery, means for breaking thecontact and means in the casing for moving the battery to make contact.

HOWARD BUCKNELL, JR. SELDEN CHAPIN. 0. 1L MQKELVEY. 

